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Aotea Great Barrier Island gets a community recycling centre
A new community recycling and reuse centre will soon open on Aotea Great Barrier Island as part of Auckland Council’s Resource Recovery Network.
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No single-use plastic shopping bags from 1 July
Pack a reusable bag when leaving home to avoid being caught bagless as the ban on single-use plastic bags comes into effect on 1 July 2019.
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Join the Plastic Free July Aotearoa Challenge
Ditch those plastic produce and shopping bags, say no to plastic straws, take a reusable coffee cup and join the Plastic Free July Aotearoa Challenge.
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Visy Recycling Centre open day a success
At the recent Visy Open Day, 142 Aucklanders got a behind-the-scenes look at how their kerbside recycling gets sorted.
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Soft plastic recycling returns to Auckland
Aucklanders can once again recycle their plastic shopping bags and plastic wrappers with the industry-led Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme back in action.
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Papakura food scrap collections cut landfill load
Papakura food scrap collections are reducing the loads going into Auckland's landfill sites by 21 per cent.
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Pop-up junk playground a huge success in Albert-Eden
More than 270 children attended a free pop-up playground event coordinated by the Creative Kids Collective.
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New waste services support zero waste target on Great Barrier Island
New waste services are being rolled out on Aotea Great Barrier Island from 1 July 2019 to support the target of zero waste to landfill by 2040.
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